What do the pistons look like? Any contact? I can understand your frustration with the costs of doing this.
Yes there was some contact I made a video but here are some photos. Intake valves on both heads are all toast. Piston damage seems to be very little.
Well thank you and I am using the modern transmission the sheet metal Fab there will be easy for me as ive done a few 50's trucks with ls swaps and can tig quite well. I actually make headers at a f e power here in corona so when that bear comes along I'll handle that Well. The crossmember for the trans worries me slightly. The body flex and drive shaft are another 2 worries if i get it driving i can take it to my second job untouchable metal work in Colton where we do full restorations. I just cant leave my car there. Im ordering a oil filter block off plate and going to try to rework a oil pan to save 250$$
Let's go!!!! The k memver was badly molested so I am looking for a stock k member or to exchange my spool mounts for biscuit style mounts since they had a 440 I guess? Anyways here with the car got the block off the trailer 1. Motor mounts have been cut and biscuit style mounts welded in. I'm now in the market for a k member good news is all stock powersteering, and tortion bars are there serious mock up is about to go into the possibility of 09 charger rack and pinion I mean ive heard of a Detroit street kit or something of the type for steering it maybe feasable to use the rack amd pinion i have. 2. I see the tranmission tunnel and there will be no problem I'll even bead roll in a lip on the new trans tunnel to fit that nicely I'll have to take a decent look at frame rail connectors but you are right that'll be easy ive even seen kits for that and have the whole stock cross member for the trans from the ram truck to work off of. Jesus this is a project but I see the light already.
I'm set up to pick one up for 150 tomorrow and if not going to take a look at the 75 duster see if it is the same for sure. not fun finding this part. Also would be willing to fab something up worst comes to worst. But thats my last resort.
Jeeze finally some good news I'm on my way to get the k member right now. Same with the camaro I lt1 swapped late last year just swapped out full k members. This dart had the 440 so i don't know if it will have any value but I'll put it together a package of all wiring some kind of ignition box and k member package set up for 440 swap. 150$ Otherwise will be trash after a few months. Again thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These mopars are not easy to find parts for like my camaro and suburban. Sad that they are going to crush a 75 duster after April 2nd at my local pick a part. Anyways hopefully back on track this was only projected to take 6 months to get it strarted, rolling and into gear(vitals) Dailing in the body and final car will be about a year from that finish point. Therefore my relentless efforts for progress.
Ive read most of your thread to about page 5 I'm still working on it. So I got my k member back from powder coat. It looks good but now noticing the sway bar was welded on before which will suck to install on my freshly powdercoated k frame. Had quiete the time getting the a arms(upper control arm) bolts out. Learned to clamp it in place so the bolts will both stay straight otherwise it'll get wedged. Does anyone know what socket size the four k member mounting bolts are? I didnt have that size and left the whole thing in cause of those 4 bolts. Can anyone send detailed pics of a milodon oil pan for the 5.7 6.1? The suspension is shot infront and i forgot to mention the old k member snapped near the motor mount I wondernow what that 440 was pushing that they previous owner kept.. Oh and I had to wire wheel much much more than shown in the picture took good video documentation of the welds amd rework done on everything so far.
It was definitely welded...the sway bar I mean.. Reworking a lot of this engine bay is killing me on time but I'm just working the small stuff out then I'll patch these holes that were made for the big block they had and shoot it with some paint tomorrow. I'll eventually have to address that fact that all the suspension is shot out every bushing and I'm having a bad feeling about putting any of that stock stuff back in...
Definately was welded. Decided to clean up the engine bay alot more than i planned and brought it down to raw metal now going to spray some paint the pictures I'm putting the firewall is not finished being cleaned i just finished that now im going to do some tape lines and spray the engine bay black.
